Our flyers’ stories

Lina has Quadriplegia (spinal cord injury). When she flies with Aerobility she says “I’ve found a momentary antithesis to my paralysis.”

It was always his dream to fly with the RAF, but after he was diagnosed with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and Postural Tachycardia Syndrome in 2017 he had to give up on that. His symptoms flared in 2020 and due to that and COVID lockdowns he withdrew and gave up on school. But he has now started college and had his first flight with Aerobility in September. He's a different teenager altogether now, he's got hope for a potential future as a pilot and, it's changed his whole outlook on life.

Rodney is 96 years old. He lives in care home and came with his daughter Ali, who went as passenger, along with her husband and a carer from his care home.

Rodney receiving his certificate from his pilot Chris Wade.

The lovely Natalie from nearby Yateley came to fly with us in July 2021.

Her husband William (Bill) was a WW2 flight engineer and completed 30 ops on Lancaster Bombers as a flight engineer with 617 Squadron.

Jonathon and his parents live in Lancashire but have been down for a week's holiday so that Jonathon could have

Aerobility flyer, 20 year old Harvey Matthewson, was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy at the age of two.

After being diagnosed with PTSD in 2004 Simon’s confidence took an unexpected knock so much so that moving through the ranks of the Army seemed doubtful.

I served with the Royal Marines for over 27 years and was medically discharged in 2015 as a result of a near fatal break to my neck from riding with the Royal Navy Royal Marines Cycling Team.

Thanks to grants from Boeing administered by the Air League

Cliff is learning to fly not just one but two aircraft. He is aiming for his Commercial Helicopter Pilot Licence as well as undertaking training modules to be a Commercial Fixed Wing Pilot.